Ear irrigation cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 21 hospitals list a cash price for earwax removal by irrigation (rinsing), one ear: from $22.00 to $1,399.99, with a median of $60.00. The lowest listed price is at The Bryn Mawr Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $38.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $139.80 at 91 hospitals.
- The median here, $60.00, is 43% below the US median of $105.95.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 19 cities for code 69209, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$22.00The Bryn Mawr Hospital + 3 more
Median$60.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,399.99in this market
Difference63.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $22.00Highest $1,399.99
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital one side lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center one side lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital one side lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital one side lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Removal Impacted Cerumen Irrigation/Lvg Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen W Irrigation / Lavage Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.50 | $375.00 | $62.32–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital one side Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen W Irrigation / Lavage Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.50 | $375.00 | $62.32–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen W Irrigation / Lavage Unilateral+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $37.50 | $375.00 | $62.32–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen W Irrigation / Lavage Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.50 | $375.00 | $62.32–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes one side Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Remove Impacted Cerumen W Irrigation / Lavage Unilateral File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.50 | $375.00 | $62.32–$3,961.00 | 90% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $245.84 | $9.60–$245.84 | 76% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $289.87 | $9.60–$289.87 | 79% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital one side Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Remove Impacted Cerumen Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital one side Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Remove Impacted Cerumen Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital one side Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Remove Impacted Cerumen Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center one side Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Remove Impacted Cerumen Unilat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.40 | $461.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Removal Ceremun Impacted Irrigation Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $243.75 | $375.00 | $11.04–$3,742.00 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI (IRRIGATION/LAVAGE) File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $246.60 | $274.00 | $46.58–$693.52 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI (IRRIGATION/LAVAGE) File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $246.60 | $274.00 | $44.33–$3,079.45 | 10% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 REMOVE IMPACTED EAR WAX UNI File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $313.19 | $313.19 | $60.61–$776.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Removal Ceremun Impacted Irrigation Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $365.95 | $563.00 | $11.04–$3,742.00 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Removal Impacted Cerumen Using Irrigation/Lavage Unilateral+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $366.00 | $366.00 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer one side Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CERUMEN REMOVAL IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $372.02 | $372.02 | $16.17–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury one side Woodbury, NJ CERUMEN REMOVAL IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $372.02 | $372.02 | $16.17–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington one side Salem, NJ CERUMEN REMOVAL IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $372.02 | $372.02 | $16.17–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill one side Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CERUMEN REMOVAL IRRIGATION LAVAGE UNILATERAL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $372.02 | $372.02 | $16.17–$4,105.00 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Remove Impacted Ear Wax Uni - ER File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $1,399.99 | $2,333.31 | $59.74–$1,796.65 | 40% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $60.00, highest $1,399.99 — a 63.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $246.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 16 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What ear irrigation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ear irrigation explained.